Over 12m hectares of lands ready to go under national cultivation plan: Official

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Over 12m hectares of lands ready to go under nationalcultivation plan Official An Iranian deputy agriculture minister said over 12 millionhectares of the country’s arable lands are ready to be cultivated under thenational cultivation pattern. “The cultivation pattern for over 12.300.000 hectares ofarable lands producing more than 30 types of products across the country hasbeen implemented with the aim of managing practices to increase waterefficiency in the agricultural sector and c

Feb 6 202312:01

Knowledge-sharing sessions held in Urmia to transfer international experiences to farmers

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Knowledge-sharing sessions held in Urmia to transferinternational experiences to farmers To acquire the knowledge of new farming methods and graspingproven agricultural practices intended to increase water productivity, knowledge-sharingsessions are conducted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UnitedNations (FAO), in Urmia, in close collaboration with government of Iran and thesupport from the government of Japan.Eying to increase resilience in agriculture sector, thesessions includ

Dec 26 202209:33

100% increase in pomegranate exports/ Estimated production of 1.2 million tonnes of pomegranate despite drought and cold snap

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100% increase in pomegranate exports/ Estimatedproduction of 1.2 million tonnes of pomegranate despite drought and cold snap The director general of the Tropical and Subtropical FruitsOffice of the Ministry of Agriculture, Zahra Jalili Moghadam, announced a 100percent increase in pomegranate exports in this year. She stated that in the 1st eight months of 2021, we exported 3500 tons ofpomegranate and added that the quality and taste of pomegranate of Iran isunique in the world, and one of the c

Dec 24 202221:53

FAO and WFP warn of looming widespread food crisis as hunger threatens stability in dozens of countries

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FAO and WFP warn of looming widespread food crisis as hungerthreatens stability in dozens of countriesConflict, weather extremes, economic shocks, the lingeringimpacts of COVID-19, and the ripple effects from the war in Ukraine pushmillions of people in countries across the world into poverty and hunger – asfood and fuel price spikes drive nations closThe Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations(FAO) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today issued a starkwarni

Jun 11 202220:09

Execution of contract wheat cultivation in rainfed and irrigated fields in the 2022 crop year

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Execution of contract wheat cultivation in rainfed andirrigated fields in the 2022 crop year Alireza Mohajer, Deputy Minister of Agriculture of theMinistry of Jihad-Agriculture, said in a meeting on the contract wheatcultivation Last year (2020-2021) we had a drought, and this drought continuesfor the current crop year, but due to the year full of water before that, wehad little water storage in the dams, but the drought conditions are differentfor this year.Targeting 250,000 hectares of irrigat

Mar 12 202210:11

IWM, an Effective Measure to Reduce Flood Damages

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Head of FRWO said that the reduction in flood damages is the direct result ofIWM interventions and aquifer recharge projects that helped reduce both flooddamages and runoff significantly.Head of FRWO said that the reduction in flood damages is thedirect result of IWM interventions and aquifer recharge projects that helpedreduce both flood damages and runoff significantly.According to FRWO’s website, 22nd session of theperformance of the executive plan of 2021 chaired by Dr. Massoud Mansour

Dec 20 202113:38

FAO ready to follow up on the UN Food System Summit and transform Agri-Food Systems Together

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FAO ready to follow up on the UN Food System Summit andtransform Agri-Food Systems TogetherQu Dongyu, Director-General, Food and AgricultureOrganization of the United NationsThe Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations(FAO) has entered a new era with a new structure and new dynamics. The 2030Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are approaching; we have tochange our agri-food systems urgently and holistically. This transformationrequires a systemic approach and our c

Nov 7 202119:30

UNCCD unveils new guidance on land degradation and drought reporting

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UNCCD unveils new guidance on land degradation and droughtreporting Bonn, 29 September 2021 – Two new guidance documents havebeen released today a revised and upgraded version of Good PracticeGuidance for Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicator 15.3.1 andnew Good Practice Guidance for national reporting on UNCCD strategicobjective 3.These guidances add to the body of knowledge and expertiseavailable to the Parties for the 2022 UNCCD reporting process, to be launchedin early November 2

Oct 10 202112:23

Restored Land, Healthy People, Green Recovery

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height254.45pt"> Protecting and restoring nature can help drive a green recovery and prevent future pandemics. Investing in nature-based solutions, specifically land restoration, will allow us to build forward better, greener, healthier, stronger, and more sustainably Protecting and restoring nature can help drive a green recovery and prevent future pandemics. Investing in nature-based solutions, specifically land restoration, will allow us to build forward better, greener, healthier, stronger,

Jun 28 202123:08

The Need to Replace the Medicinal Herbs Cultivation with Rain-Fed Cultivation

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Head of FRWO announcedHead of FRWO emphasized encouraging farmers to cultivate medicinal herbs andreplacing these products with rein-fed cultivation in agricultural lands ofKhuzestan province. Head of FRWO emphasized encouraging farmers to cultivatemedicinal herbs and replacing these products with rein-fed cultivation inagricultural lands of Khuzestan province.According to FRWO's website, quoted from Young JournalistsClub (YJC), Massoud Mansour, Deputy Minister and Head of FRWO, during a trip to

Jun 12 202112:39